Looking for ideas and help to plumb my 300 gal

[kendragon]

Do your research. There are many difference types of bead filters. The most popular one that I've seen used on MFK is the Aquaultraviolet Ultima II.
300g is not a lot of water for backwashing the filter.
Things to consider: the smaller the bead, the more it catches, the more you have to backwash. The bigger the filter, the more water is required to do a complete backwash.

I made my own filter from a pool filter chamber. I put large beads inside so it never clogs. I haven't backwashed the filter. In the past I've kept a large group of pbass, trevally and now dorados in this same tank with good results. Keep in mind that I have 3000gph flowing through the filter to keep the beads clean and that I vacuum the gravel in the tank weekly.

 

[Jacob1320]

I will definitely look more into the Aquaultraviolet Ultima II, along with others.
Thank you for pointing out the backwashing and media. I hadn’t even gotten that far with my thoughts so thank you again .
I was thinking 3000gph is what I was gonna need, about 10x exchange rate
I’ve made a few of these mistake in the past
I appreciate all the helps guys

 

[Jacob1320]

What would the ideal size pipe be to run
I’m seeing I can go either 1 inch or 1 1/2

Would four. 1 inch drains be enough and four 1 inch returns??
Or would the system need to be 1 1/2 ???

Keep in mind there 4 drains and 4 returns

 

[Jacob1320]

I’m gotten everything I need to get this going
Im
Going with a sump and will be filled with media and I Plan to grow some potho in it
I have a dart reeflow pump rated at 2600-3600 rpms depends on impeller I believe 1650 rpms

 

[Ulu]

I lost this thread sub somehow.

What drains did you use?

I put two 1.5" on my new indoor 125 system. Easy to keep open.
I run two 1.25" on my indoor 55.

 

[Jacob1320]

I have 1 inch bulk heads
4 On Bottom of tank (drains )
4 in the mid back of tank (returns )
I can either run 1 inch pvc on the bulk heads or 1 1/2 Inch
My question now is would the 1 inch pvc pipe be enough flow or would I be better off with the 1 1/2 dia pipe

Could or should one be bigger than the other ?
( example if drains are 1 1/2 dia can returns be 1 inch dia pipe )
Keep In mind there’s 4 returns and 4 drains

 

[Ulu]

I find I need two 1.5" drains to run a 1" pipe at ~1000 gph, and it's noisy. I throttle them a lot to quiet the system, and turn the pump down to 500 gph. There's a 34" head of pressure on the pump and there are NO elbows at all. I used 1" PVC conduit sweeps.

This is on a different tank, but you can see the grey 1" sweeps I use. I used sweeps on the drains. I also used P-traps, because this sump is outdoors.


I throttle the primary drain, and the overflow drain is un-throttled, but does have a valve and a bleed hole so the P-trap water doesn't evaporate. So a trickle always goes down the emergency drain.

I'm sorry the photo is confusing, because that sump also serves the 55g above it. There is a 4" black standpipe, overflow, and grey hose to run that tank.

 

[Backfromthedead]

That is a difficult set of holes to work around. Must be something saltwater related cause i dont know how it would have been set up. Youre probably not gonna want standpipes all through the middle of the tank...

The bead filter is a good option. Another option is to run 4 big canisters hooked into the holes but that could get to be a pain when it comes time to clean them all.

 

[adamsfishes]

That is a really odd arrangement of holes. I'd probably plug them all and start over if this were mine.

 

[Jacob1320]

That is a really odd arrangement of holes. I'd probably plug them all and start over if this were mine.

That’s a good idea
Didn’t cross my mind to do that really